orthoepy

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It has a certain crude and primitive grammar, but in point of orthoepy is extremely difficult.

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  1. noun The study of the pronunciation of words.
  2. noun The study of the relationship between the pronunciation of words and their orthography.
  3. noun The customary pronunciation of words.

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  1. Greek orthoepeia, correctness of diction : ortho-, ortho- + epos, epe-, word; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.
 

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